Dear BNC resident or affiliated faculty member-

If you are interested in pursuing a FY11 Washington Project, please note that there is a pending Call for White Papers. This is, in effect, a limited submission process, with up to four submissions allowed per unit. If you would like to submit through the BNC, please send a white paper to me (format outlined below) by COB on October 1st. I will forward up to four to the Executive Director of Discovery Park (Al Rebar) on October 2nd.

The following text is from the “Call for White Papers” issued by the OVPR:

The following are desirable features of Washington projects that will be used to prioritize projects to be advanced to our congressional delegation.

· Has the potential to generate sufficient congressional support in the House and Senate and within the Indiana delegation; · Addresses high priority societal needs and enhances economic competitiveness (additional information below); · Is multidisciplinary involving multiple Departments and/or Colleges/Schools/Units; · Involves active partnership with industry and/or other universities; · Provides research support in a core/strategic area of University (the project is considered a high priority for your Campus, School, College, or Unit); and · Strong potential to grow into a long-term project supported by competitively awarded external funding.

It is our intent to establish greater recognition of areas of Purdue expertise that may receive support from several members of the Indiana congressional delegation (thus perhaps resulting in larger commitments for individual projects) and to establish strategic directions for those areas where Purdue resources can be most effectively employed on behalf of state or national priorities. Purdue’s priorities are clearly aligned with the priorities noted in White House executive memoranda (see M-09-27 at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda_default/) .

Priorities for FY11 congressional initiatives are: · Energy, environment, climate change, and sustainability – particularly renewable energy sources, climate change and carbon sequestration; · Life and health sciences – particularly clinical and translational sciences; · Security, defense and space sciences – particularly systems for unconventional conflicts; · Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education - including K-12 and student performance; and · Global policy topics related to the above topics – particularly to inform and improve policymaking.

Washington Project Questionnaire Fiscal Year 2011

Please provide the following information for the Fiscal Year 2011 Washington Project selection process. Limit your material to one page.

I. Project Title II. Contact Information (PI, Department, email, telephone, co-PIs) III. Project Details (Provide a simple, non-scientific explanation of what the project will accomplish – 1 or 2 sentences; provide an overview of the project with objectives/goals, deliverables, brief history, status, and success measures for the project) IV. Economic Impact and Benefits (If possible, estimate economic impact to Indiana and nation) V. Budget Information (Estimate Year 1 budget - salaries and wages, capital equipment, supplies and expenses, travel, etc. - and total cost and duration of the project) VI. Additional Support (Other sources of funding to support the initiative; community, corporate, foundation support/partnerships) VII. Defense Projects only (Why is this project relevant to the military/national security; DoD project/program element number and DoD Program Manager, if known)